Sean Burke is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at a Vancouver-based FinTech startup called FrontFundr. The company strives to make it easier for early-stage ventures to raise money by giving them access to the sources of capital, the investors. Prior to joining FrontFundr, Sean was at Pricewaterhousecoopers for five years he won numerous awards before getting the startup bug!

Check out our conversation below!

In This Episode You Will Learn:

How Sean made the transition from PWC to jumping into a startup and the key learnings from that

What basketball has taught Sean and allowed him to be successful away from the court

The challenges associated with bringing an unconventional model to the market

Tips on the best approaches for the dreaded fundraising process

Why expectation setting is so important, especially for near-graduating millennials!

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